Frequencies of observed occurrences of shore-fast ice in the northeastern Kara Sea for each month during 1953–1990 reveal a multimodality of shore-fast ice extent in late winter and spring. The fast ice extent exhibits ...

We quantify the percentage of sea surface covered by whitecaps from images taken by a non-stationary camera mounted on a moored buoy using an Adaptive Thresholding Segmentation (ATS) method and an Iterative Between Class ...

An internally recording, autonomous instrument has been tested for measurements of ocean turbulence from
a mooring line. Measurements were made at a single level in the water column, but for an extended period of
time, ...

The recent Arctic winter sea-ice retreat is most pronounced in the Barents Sea. Using
available observations of the Atlantic inflow to the Barents Sea and results from a regional
ice-ocean model we assess the role of ...

Baroclinic instability in the West Spitsbergen Current is investigated, based
on data from an array of current meter moorings along 78.83oN, across the
deeper (1000-2400 m) section of the continental slope west of Svalbard. ...

Barotropic instability in the shoreward branch of the West Spitsbergen Current is
investigated on the basis of data from an array of current meter moorings along 78.83°N,
across the upper continental slope and shelf break ...

In a time when emission standards are getting stricter, the search for more environmentally
friendly propulsion is more relevant than ever. Hybridization and electric propulsion has, thus,
become more common in some ...

A numerical ocean model for the South Atlantic was used to study the 1995 Benguela Niño in order to learn about the underlying forcing mechanisms of the phenomenon. By comparing observations and model output, it was found ...

Due to the major role of the sun in heating the earth's surface, the atmospheric planetary boundary layer over land is inherently marked by a diurnal cycle. The afternoon transition, the period of the day that connects the ...

The hydrographic situation for a region north of Svalbard is investigated using observations from the Norwegian Young Sea Ice Cruise (N-ICE2015). Observations from January to June 2015 are compared to historical observations ...

The understanding of climate and climate change is fundamentally concerned with two things: a well-defined and sufficiently complete climate record to be explained, for example of observed temperature, and a relevant ...

Rates of ice mass loss at the calving margins of tidewater glaciers (frontal ablation rates) are a key uncertainty in sea level rise projections. Measurements are difficult because mass lost is replaced by ice flow at ...

This thesis focus on the carbon and oxygen fluxes in the Barents and Norwegian Seas
and presents four studies where the main topics are variability of biological
production, air-sea exchange and budget calculations.
The ...

Ecological stoichiometry deals with the coupling of the carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and
phosphorus (P) cycles at the base of the aquatic food webs. Variation in C:N:P
stoichiometry is driven by a multitude of factors, and ...

Seismic hazard assessment has an important societal impact in describing levels of
ground motions to be expected in a given region in the future. Challenges in seismic
hazard assessment are closely associated with the ...

Using four different climate models, we investigate
sea level pressure variability in the extratropical North
Atlantic in the preindustrial climate (1750 AD) and at the
Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 21 kyrs before present) ...

The Fram Strait is the only deep connection between the Arctic Ocean and the Nordic Seas
(Greenland, Iceland, and Norwegian Seas), with a sill depth of approximately 2600 m. Consequently,
observations from this area ...